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Decades back, I took a class on logic.

This was the early 1980s, so excuse me if the details are foggy – just protecting my possible appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court – but I remember logic class as a slog because it involved reading the old Greeks and memorizing Latin phrases like ad hominem.

One particular afternoon still stands out.

The professor, who I remember as Some Guy With A Bushy Beard, spent a fun hour driving home the association fallacy and its cousin, guilt by association, with an exercise that induced fits of laughter – which is clearly illegal on college campuses today.

The assignment: Come up with every possible stereotype about the people around us. This had my classmates and I shouting out lines like “All blondes are dumb” and “All black men are criminals” and “All Asians get A’s in calculus.”

In 2018, Professor Bushy Beard would have been fired and vilified on CNN for that curriculum. But his class drove home the point and it has remained etched in my memory for 35 years.

Fact: It is illogical in the extreme and absurdly stupid to judge all members of a group based on the actions or qualities of some members of that group.

Which brings me to the concept of “white male privilege.”

Do I think this phenomenon exists? I do. But rather than being bestowed upon every white human born with male anatomy, I think white male privilege functions more like an American Express Black Card.

It’s highly restrictive. Only a few, perhaps one percent of one percent, ever get the invitation.

The rest of us – and having been a white male for 53 years, I feel eminently qualified to speak on this subject – actually must work for and earn what we achieve in this life, just like everyone else.

To over-generalize and act like everything accomplished by a white male has

been made a cinch by skin color and gender is every bit as offensive as racist statements like, “Of course Lebron James is a great basketball player. He’s a black guy.”

Or assuming that every Mexican is an illegal immigrant. Or treating every Muslim like a jihadi terrorist.

Look, I get it: White males have had a good run over the past 2,000 years. And currently, our country seems to have an inordinate number of white male dumba**es in positions of power, beginning with our President.

But just because Donald Trump was born standing on third base and thinks he hit a triple doesn’t mean the other 100 million American white males have been similarly gifted.

Regardless, some of you surely believe that white males being called out and mistreated represents just desserts after centuries of racism, sexism, bullying, homophobia and other sins regularly used to tar white guys in 2018.

Maybe it’s our turn and we should simply shut up and take it. Maybe white male privilege is an affliction like certain cancers, free of symptoms, a disease so subtle you don’t even know you have it until it’s too late.

Maybe all those years of hard work and struggle have been simple self-delusion.

Maybe the only thing white guys like Steve Jobs or Warren Buffett or John McCain ever had going for them was their whiteness and maleness.

Sure. And every black male has seven kids by nine different women. And every Jew will screw you for three cents. And every immigrant from New Delhi owns a convenience store. And blah, blah, blah.

Excuse me while I go check the mail.

Maybe today’s the big day when my White Male Privilege Amex finally arrives. But probably not. Probably not ever.

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With the holidays upon us, I find myself filled with uneasiness. My wife does pretty well managing her liquor intake most of the year, but when the holiday parties begin, her drinking seems to get out of control.

She is normally a pretty, vivacious person that I am proud of. When she gets drunk, she becomes boisterous and loud and slurs her speech. I hate seeing friends look at me as if they feel sorry for me and to see them obviously embarrassed by her behavior. Any suggestions?

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you are an alcoholic. I also learned that if you don’t confront her with the drinking problem, you are probably codependent.

My advice is: Confront her and offer to go with her to get help. Sometimes a spouse is not ready to have their partner give up drinking because they enjoy having drinks, and they feel if the wife quits, they will have to quit too. Alcoholism is a disease. If your wife had pneumonia, you would certainly want her to be treated, right? If she refuses to go, I suggest you go to Al-Anon. There you will learn how to deal with it. Good luck and I hope your holidays go well.

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You did not tell me your ages. I am tempted to tell you it is never too late to get out, but I know it is complicated for anyone at any age. I definitely feel that you both need professional help. I doubt he will go, but even if he does not go, you need to go. Like I said, it is complicated, but a good counselor will help you work through this.

Life is too short to continue this way. Best wishes. Let me know how it goes.

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Dear Gabby Gayle:

I have been dating a woman ten years older than I am. I really love this gal, but she seems to be hung up on the fact that she is so much older and fears that I will lose interest after a few years. I tried to tell her that older men often marry women 20 or more years younger, so what is the difference? Can you help me convince her? We always read your column! Thank you.

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I would like to address this message to your friend, since you two read this together. Dear J’s friend: What is wrong with you? Count your blessings that this guy loves you! Some men are not hung up on age. Some men even prefer older women. I think we are blinded by the fact that many men want younger women and have even left their wives for younger ones. My personal rule of thumb is: They must be at least 10 years older than my oldest son. Nothing scientific, but I could just hear my sons teasing me about getting them a new brother. What a compliment to you that this younger man loves you. I think he must be quite a guy. Grab him!

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Sound Off It saddened me to hear of women on TV coming forward to tell their stories of sexual abuse. What courage! It prompted me to ask my pastor to provide a safe place for people who desired to meet after church to discuss the current situation. Few appeared, but I elected to go first and speak of being raped

I’m a 70-year-old white male, who in the spirit of America calls himself European-American. Yes! I know why America is great. 1) Come to America speaking Spanish and get free handouts. 2) Trump says Mexico “is a friend”? We say and do nothing when our “friend” allows drugs and criminal gangs here – at the expense of American lives. 3) Equality? The majority of men drafted were white. 4) When Trump cites low unemployment? He doesn’t mention white men! Could it be we’re “first to fire, last to hire”? 5) If there’s no money for a wall, how do we spend billions caring for illegals? 6) Race and gender replaced merit in the workforce. 7) Kneeling during the national anthem is based on the hatred of a white male president. 8) Why can’t store employees speak foreign lan-

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BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI women who worked tirelessly behind the scenes, as well as a view of Uzbek civilians who eagerly supported the Americans stationed in their country.

Tickets are $15 for adults; $12 for seniors ages 62 and older, and veterans; $5 for children ages 5 to 12; and free for children 5 and younger. Disabled veterans and active military members are admitted free. The museum is located at 2017 N. Greenfield Road, Mesa.

Arizona Diamondbacks’ organist Bobby Freeman chats with The Forum at Desert Harbor’s resident, Irene Peterson, as she scores raffle tickets in support of the retirement community’s 29th annual Scholarship Fund Kickoff. Arizona Diamondbacks tickets, restaurant gift certificates and a variety of other raffle items contributed to the event’s $14,000 in resident donations to be awarded as 2019-20 Scholarships. (Photo by Marla Levine)

D-backs organist wins over scholarships fans

The Forum at Desert Harbor was abuzz with scores of generous contributors at a Planting the Seeds of Learning-themed 29th annual Scholarship Fund Kickoff Concert, which cultivated $14,000 in resident donations.

Arizona Diamondbacks’ organist Bobby Freeman, with vocal accompaniment by his wife, Charlene, hit a high note at the first pitch of the 2019-20 Scholarship Fund season. Playing with the team for 20 years, Bobby Freeman takes pride in the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation’s commitment to giving back to the community.

“Thank you for your generosity for a great cause, The Forum Scholarship Fund,” Bobby Freeman said. “Enjoy the music, food and fun. Even if you don’t win a raffle prize, the scholars are winners.”

Picking up on the garden theme, the Freemans’ swinging concert was popping with popular tunes, such as “Garden Party,” “(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden,” “Lollipops and Roses,” “Blue Gardenia” and “Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree (with Anyone Else but Me).”

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The kickoff concert marks the first pitch by the 2019-20 Scholarship Fund Committee to raise monies to be awarded as scholarships to qualified employees. The annual event gleaned $14,000 from resident donations, raffle ticket sales and a garden boutique, which will continue to grow throughout the year until the scholarships are presented in May. To learn more about the Scholarship Tax Exempt Program, contact The Forum at Desert Harbor’s Lifestyle 360 program director, Margie O’Boyle, at 623-972-0995.

Gathering of the Legends changes date

Col. Tim Vining, USAF, retired, will be the guest speaker at the Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum’s Veterans Day celebration, the 11th annual Gathering of the Legends, starting at 1 p.m. Saturday, November 17.

Afterward, guests are invited to meet generations of defenders – veterans of wars and conflicts from World War II onward – surrounded by aircraft and artifacts from their time. Vining’s presentation, “Fighting the ‘Other War,’” features the men and

nearby gazebo lawn. For more information, visit litchfieldparkgathering.com.

Humana donates knitted caps, breast cancer pillows to Banner

Fifty knitted and crocheted caps and 50 breast cancer pillows were donated by Humana to Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The items were created by Humana Charity Crafters because cancer patients often say they’re cold because of chemotherapy.

The pillows are shaped like hearts so patients who had mastectomies can place them in their armpit to relieve pain and discomfort.

The Charity Crafters meet from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Mondays at Humana, 5943 E. McKellips Road, Suite 106, Mesa. For more information, visit 480-325-4707.

Youth for Troops seeks volunteers for Illumination: Symphony of Light Buddy Tubinaghtewa has won numerous awards for carving and paintings. (Photo courtesy Litchfield Park Gathering Native American Art Festival)

Hopi artist’s ‘Sun Blessings’ selected as gathering’s artwork

Hopi artist Buddy Tubinaghtewa’s Sun Blessings has been selected as the official artwork for the 2019 Litchfield Park Gathering Native American Art Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, January 12, and Sunday, January 13. Artists are invited to show their work at the festival.

The acrylic-on-canvas work will be used as the gathering’s official poster art. “I have given back freely what the Creator has given me,” he says. “I have won awards for my carvings and paintings, but the greatest award this year is the Litchfield Native American show.”

The event is held along Old Litchfield Road, south of Wigwam Boulevard, as well as across the lawn of the Litchfield Library, 101 W. Wigwam Boulevard, and on the

Anthem-based Youth for Troops is seeking volunteers to help run the Post Office on Holiday Boulevard during this year’s Illumination: Symphony of Light event, taking place off the I-17 and Jomax Road from November 14 through December 31.

Youth for Troops will host the Post Office, where guests can write appreciation cards for deployed troops. There will also be donation bins at the Youth for Troops booth to collect items for the group’s Care Packages for Deployed Troops program.

Two adults (and kids) are needed per shift to share information about Youth for Troops and invite guests to write cards.

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Putting your passions to work while scaling down financial obligations is an old ethos that’s finally found its time.

BY JIMMY MAGAHERN When most people talk about the “gig economy,” they’re typically thinking about young people – Millennials or Gen X members – running their various web businesses out of a table at the local Starbucks, freethinking types looking for more flexibility than a traditional job provides, or maybe upwardly-mobile hipsters working trendy “side hustles” to supplement the meager income from their 9-to-5 jobs.

But Kathy Stokes, a senior advisor of “financial resilience” at AARP, suggests older adults edging toward retirement might actually be the ones who can benefit the most from such unconventional incomemaking opportunities.

“People [this age] look for a variety of ways to bring in some extra money,” says Stokes, who recently co-hosted a live webinar on retirement planning on the AARP website.

“If you’ve looked through everything you can and are still having a hard time freeing up money just by cutting your expenses, maybe there are opportunities in the gig

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Kathy Stokes, a senior advisor of “financial resilience” at AARP. (Photo courtesy AARP)

been resistant to confronting aging are economy, for example, to earn a few dol- finding themselves entering their 60s and lars here and there. You know, renting out a still living paycheck to paycheck. A 2018 room through Airbnb or one of those types consumer survey conducted by personal of opportunities, or ride sharing. There are finance website GOBankingRates found other types of gig economy jobs where you that 42 percent of Americans have less than can trade on your $10,000 saved for professional skills. retirement. That’s a For example, if you problem, since the in seeing the generation that have a hobby like Bureau of Labor always put passion before profits woodworking, you Statistics says that, finally discovering that doing what can find work doon average, adults they always loved may, in fact, be ing that and actu65 and older spend all they need – coupled with their ally get paid for it. close to $46,000 a Social Security income.

So those are some year on living exthings to consider penses. as you’re trying to find some more money If you’re in that boat, don’t panic, say the to put away.” experts. You may have to continue working In Stokes’ view, there’s a sweet irony in longer than expected, but your second (or seeing the generation that, ideologically, maybe third) act may be an opportunity to always put passion before profits finally dis- turn your long-held passions into incomecovering that doing what they always loved generating opportunities. may, in fact, be all they need – coupled with “What you may want to consider as well their Social Security income. is how you define retirement and what Stokes says she spends a lot of time you want to do in the next stage of life,” advising people approaching retirement says Michelle Singletary, a personal finance age who still haven’t managed to columnist at the Washington Post. She sugsave up a nest egg – a segment gests that may be about “part-time jobs, that’s been growing, as Baby pursuing your life passion, starting a new Boomers who’ve always business.”

“This is what younger generations are already expecting,” adds Tim Maurer, a certified financial planner and author of Simple Money: A No-Nonsense Guide To Personal Finance. “I see individuals who are more keenly interested in finding work that they enjoy and could do indefinitely.”

Maurer suggests working longer can be healthy – not just financially, but medically as well. “It appears we are not wired for endless retirement,” he recently told reporters at financial site The Balance. “We are wired to be doers. Medical profession-

There’s a sweet irony

If working longer lacks appeal, advisors say there are several things you can do, even in your 60s, to ensure you have enough money to float through your retirement years.

The first thing, if you’re still working, is to make sure you’re enrolled in your company’s 401(k) or an individual retirement account (IRA).

“If you have a workplace retirement plan, such as a 401(k) or 403(b), and your employer offers a matching contribution, make sure you’re getting the maximum match,” writes personal finance expert Suze Orman on AARP’s retirement blog. “If you need to increase your contribution rate to earn the maximum employer match, do this ASAP. This is free money.”

Ultimately, it’s best if you enroll in such a plan earlier in life – say, in your 20s – but if you put it off until you’re well into your 50s or beyond, there are “catch-up” measures you can take advantage of.

“If you are in a 401(k) plan, the current annual contribution limit under IRS rules is $18,500,” Stokes says. “But if you are 50 or over, you can save an additional $6,000 in that account. And if you’re in an IRA, $5,500 is the annual contribution limit, but if you’ve reached age 50, it’s another $1,000 that you can save.”

Increasing your contribution level can be hard, but there may be opportunities.

“When you get a raise or a bonus, or let’s say you even get a tax refund, share some of that money with your ‘future self,’ with your retirement savings,” Stokes recommends. “It’ll be easier to do if you splurge just a little and do something for yourself, but then put the rest of that toward your savings goal.”

While it may be tempting to withdraw money from a 401(k) plan, early cash-outs result in taxes, penalties and, most damaging, the loss of further retirement income that could be generated by letting the plan mature.

“When you cash out of a retirement plan before the age of 59½, you are not only subject to income taxes on the entire value, but also to a hefty early withdrawal penalty,” writes retirement planning specialist Jeremy Vohwinkle. “This can be a pricey move.

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able as early as age 62, but it’s also best not to touch that income too soon. “If you’re in good health, the best financial move you can make is to delay taking your retirement benefit until age 70,” Orman writes. “If you were born in 1960 or later, your monthly benefit at 70 will be 77 percent higher than if you start at 62, the earliest age to claim your benefit. I can’t think of another investment in the world that can live up to that guarantee.”

Both Orman and Stokes also recommend some major shifts in priorities – particularly when it comes to providing for your adult children. “For people who are dealing with the situation of trying to figure out how to send their kids through college and also funding their retirement, my strong guidance is to focus on the retirement aspect,” Stokes says. “Because when you go to college, you can get student loans and grants and whatnot. But you can’t get that for retirement.”

They may balk now, Orman says, but in the end they’ll be happier in the coming years if you’ve got your own finances covered. “Ten, 20 and 30 years from now, your kids will thank you for focusing on building some retirement savings,” she says. “Every

When you get a raise or a bonus, or let’s say you even get a tax refund, share some of that money with your ‘future self,’ with your retirement savings.

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Michelle Singletary, a personal finance columnist at the Washington Post, suggests people consider how they define retirement. (Photo courtesy Washington Post)

dollar you manage to save is a dollar they will not feel compelled to pitch in to help an older you.”

Scale back on spending Last year, streaming TV viewership increased by 45 percent among people in the 50-to-64 age group. Today, the average retired American spends $205 per month on entertainment, much of that on subscription video services like Netflix and Hulu and streaming music services like Apple Music

And simply cleaning your dryer’s lint trap after every use can save you about $100 on the annual cost of operating a dryer.

Just as retirees are turning to the gig economy for extra income, many are also following the lead of the younger generation in adopting innovative cost-saving choices – such as selling their cars and getting into ride-sharing services to eliminate maintenance expenses and insurance bills, choosing generic products over namebrand whenever possible and, of course, ditching telephone landlines and opting for cheaper cell phone packages.

“It’s important to get real with ourselves about how we’re making use of whatever income sources we have,” Stokes says – and that applies to how we shop, too. “If you aren’t sure, when you’re in a store, whether you really need, say, that new pair of shoes or you just want them, put them down and walk out. Give it a few days before making a decision to spend that money.”

and Spotify.

Unfortunately, retiring without a nest egg usually requires cutting back on many of the non-essential monthly expenses you’ve become accustomed to.

“The big focus for all of us should really be about needs versus wants,” Stokes says.

“Do you need that $4 latte every morning, or could you get by with brewing your own drip coffee? You don’t think it adds up, but it really does.”

In the webinar, Stokes and cohost Jean Setzfand ran through some basic money saving tips. Taking a defensive driving course, for example, can save most people about 10 percent on their annual auto insurance premiums – as much as $200 per year, on the average. Replacing a house full of incandescent bulbs with new LEDs can save as much as $1,500 over their 10-year life span. Drinking office coffee or making coffee at home instead of buying it at a coffee shop can save you up to $1,000 per year.

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Amerivantage CareMore Care To You (HMO SNP)

Premium or Subscription Charges

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Must have Part A and Part B of Medicare, Live in the service area, must reside in a long-term care community or plan approved location and cannot have ESRD.

Pre-existing Health Conditions

Not available for patients with end-stage renal (kidney) disease and receiving dialysis.

Not available for patients with end-stage renal (kidney) disease and receiving dialysis.

Must not have ESRD

Costs on Entry to Hospital

$250 per day for days 1-7 in plan hospital; same cost sharing for non-plan hospital with prior authorization (different cost sharing applies to inpatient mental health).

$225 per day for days 1-7 in plan hospital; same cost sharing for non-plan hospital with prior authorization (different cost sharing applies to inpatient mental health).

Day 1-5 $175 Copay Day 6-90 $0 Copay

Maximum Period of Coverage for Any One Benefit

364 days in calendar year.

364 days in calendar year.

Out of Pocket Limit $3000

Skilled Nursing Facility

$20 per day for days 1-20 in plan skilled nursing facility (SNF); $165 per day 21-100 in plan SNF; same cost sharing for non plan skilled nursing facility with prior authorization.

No prior hospital stay required.

$20 per day for days 1-20 in plan skilled nursing facility (SNF); $100 per day 21-100 in plan SNF; same cost sharing for non plan skilled nursing facility with prior authorization.

No prior hospital stay required.

Each Stay: $0 Copay

Medical Coverage for Part B

Covered in full after applicable copayments/coinsurance.

Covered in full after applicable copayments/coinsurance.

Included

You pay $0 for each primary care physician office visit; $35 for each visit to most specialists.

You pay $20 - $300 for x-ray/ultrasound; You pay $40 for each visit for occupational, speech, physical therapy or $20 for cardiac and pulmonary rehab (Medicare coverage limits apply).

You pay $200 for ASC outpatient surgery.

You pay $200 for each ground ambulance transport.

You pay 20% coinsurance for durable medical equipment and prosthetics.

You pay $0 for each primary care physician office visit; $20 for each visit to most specialists.

You pay $10 - $275 for x-ray/ultrasound; You pay $20 for each visit for occupational, speech, physical therapy or $10 for cardiac and pulmonary rehab (Medicare coverage limits apply).

You pay $160 for ASC outpatient surgery.

You pay $125 for each ground ambulance transport.

You pay 20% coinsurance for durable medical equipment and prosthetics.

$0 Copay - Routine Nurse Practitioner Visits, $0 Copay - PCP; $0 Copay for Specialist Laboratory-$0 Copay; Physical Therapy- $0 Copay X-Ray-$0 copay; $0 Copay Routine Podiatry every three months; $195 Copay - Ambulance $0 Copay - DME if $499 or Less

Outpatient Prescription Drugs

$0 deductible; $3 for a 30-day supply of preferred generic, $15 for non-preferred generic, $45 for preferred brand and $95 for non-preferred brand drugs at retail preferred-pharmacies; 33% for specialty drugs. $3,820 initial coverage limit.

Catastrophic coverage with $5,100 spent.

$0 deductible; $3 for a 30-day supply of preferred generic, $10 for non-preferred generic, $40 for preferred brand and $90 for non-preferred brand drugs at retail preferred-pharmacies; 33% for specialty drugs. $3,820 initial coverage limit.

Catastrophic coverage with $5,100 spent.

Tiers 1-6 : $0/$7.50/$40/$85/33%/$0 Network Pharmacy

Renewability of Contract

Renewable annually

Renewable annually

Annual

Travel Restrictions Out of Area

Coverage throughout the United States for emergency and urgently needed care only.

Coverage throughout the United States for emergency and urgently needed care only.

$10,000 Coverage for Emergency and Urgent Care Worldwide

Outpatient Care Physician care for hospital or office services, surgery, anesthesia, X-ray, laboratory, injections, splints, casts, dressings, physical and speech therapy, radiology, ambulance, prosthetics, etc.

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Routine eye exam through preferred providers, Hearing Aids and exams through preferred providers, Health/wellness education, disease management.

Routine eye exam through preferred providers, Vision Hardware allowance, Hearing Aids and exam through preferred providers, Health/wellness education, disease management.

Basic dental coverage included. Quarterly $50 OTC benefit. Silver Sneakes $0 copay.

On-site delivery of most healthcare services at member’s assisted living enviroment including routine nurse practitioner visits, quarterly primary care physician visits, quarterly routine podiatry visits, onsite labs, x-rays, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, wound care and more. Transportation: 6 one-way trips to plan approved locations.Please call CareMore Health Plan for more information.

Pain Management: $0 / 24 visits per year. Members receive a combination of acupuncture/pressure, chiropractic and/or therapeutic massage.

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Cigna-HealthSpring Achieve Plus (HMO SNP) (The service area includes Maricopa county, and select Zip codes within Pinal County: 85117, 85118, 85119, 85120, 85140, 85143, 85178 and 85220)

Humana Gold Plus Plan HMO H0028-027 Maricopa County Only - new plan number for 2019

Premium or Subscription Charges

$0 monthly plan premium. Cigna contracts with Medicare to provide full Medicare coverage plus additional benefits.

$0 monthly plan premium. Cigna contracts with Medicare to provide full Medicare coverage plus additional benefits.

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Registration or Policy Fee

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Pre-existing Health Conditions

Not available for patients with end-stage renal (kidney) disease.

Not available for patients with end-stage renal (kidney) disease.

Not available for those with end-stage renal (kidney) disease unless already a health plan member.

Costs on Entry to Hospital

$200/day: days 1-7: $0/day: days 8-90

$200/day: days 1-7: $0/day: days 8-91

You pay $175 each day for days 1-5, $0 each day for days 7-90

Maximum Period of Coverage for Any One Benefit

Unlimited- 365 days in a calendar year. Medicare beneficiaries may only receive 190 days in a psychiatric hospital in a lifetime.

Unlimited- 365 days in a calendar year. Medicare beneficiaries may only receive 190 days in a psychiatric hospital in a lifetime.

Hospital - Unlimited number of authorized, medically necessary days.

Other limitations may apply for other benefits.

Skilled Nursing Facility

$0/day: days 1-20: $172/day: days 21-100

$0/day: days 1-20: $172/day: days 21-100

$0 days 1-20 - $172.00 days 21-60 - $0 days 61-100

Medical Coverage for Part B

Members must continue to pay Medicare Part B premium.

Members must continue to pay Medicare Part B premium.

Members must continue to pay Part B premium to Medicare

Physician care for hospital or office services, surgery, anesthesia, X-ray, laboratory, injections, splints, casts, dressings, physical and speech therapy, radiology, ambulance, prosthetics, etc.

Physician care for Hospital or Office services: In PCP office $0: In Specialist office $30, Physical therapy and Speech therapy $30, Home Health $0, Lab services in Physician’s office $0: HospOP/ASC facility $0, X-ray services $0, Prosthetics 20%, Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) $0 for colorectal, $0 for colonoscopy, & $125 all other ASC services Ambulance Ground $250, Ambulance Air $250, Radiation therapy 20%, MRI, CT, PET: $150 at CMG or contracted Facility. 20% for nuclear medicine studies.

Physician care for Hospital or Office services: In PCP office $0: In Specialist office $25, Physical therapy and Speech therapy $25, Home Health $0, Lab services in Physician’s office $0: HospOP/ASC facility $0, X-ray services $0, Prosthetics 20%, Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) $0 for colorectal, $0 for colonoscopy, & $125 all other ASC services Ambulance Ground $200, Ambulance Air $200, Radiation therapy 20%, MRI, CT, PET: $150 at CMG or contracted Facility. 20% for nuclear medicine studies.

$0/$20 PCP office visit* - $25 Specialist office visit - $20 labs/ freestanding in network - Well Dine/meals after hospital of SNF stay Ambulance $265 - Hearing aid Benefit - $399 Flyte Series -$699 Flyte Series - MD Live Telemedicine $10 per encounter - XRAY $0-$100 - *$0 PCP copay for “Preferred Cost Share Provider” - $20 PCP copay for ‘Primary Care Provider”

Outpatient Prescription Drugs

One Month Supply: Tier 1 (Preferred Generic Drugs) $0 Tier 2 ( Generic Drugs) $8, Tier 3 (Preferred Brand Drugs) $42, Tier 4 (Non-Preferred Brand) $95, Tier 5 (Specialty) 29%

One Month Supply: Tier 1 (Preferred Generic Drugs) $0 Tier 2 ( Generic Drugs) $8, Tier 3 (Preferred Brand Drugs) $42, Tier 4 (Non-Preferred Brand) $95, Tier 5 (Specialty) 29%, Tier 6 (insulin) $9

Preferred Mail Order $0 for 90 day supply Tiers 1 and 2 - 30 day supply Tier 3 $47, Tier 4 $100, Tier 5 33% - NO Part D deductible.

Renewability of Contract

Medicare Advantage contracts are renewable annually

Medicare Advantage contracts are renewable annually

Good for all of 2019

Travel Restrictions Out of Area

Urgent care ($0)and emergency care ($90) services are available to you when you are out of area. You are covered 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Up to $50,000/year when traveling out of the country.

Urgent care ($0)and emergency care ($90) services are available to you when you are out of area. You are covered 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Up to $50,000/year when traveling out of the country.

ER and Urgent Care only

Major Options Available from Company

Plans offer hearing, vision, and chiropractic benefits. Dental option available for $20 monthly premium. Fitness Program- Basic gym membership at a participating fitness location including fitness classes. Provides home fitness kits as an alternative program option in lieu of facility membership.

Plans offer hearing, vision, and chiropractic benefits. Dental option available for $20 monthly premium. Fitness Program- Basic gym membership at a participating fitness location including fitness classes. Provides home fitness kits as an alternative program option in lieu of facility membership.

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HMOs Which Assume Responsibility for Medicare Coverage United HealthCare AARP MedicareComplete Plan 1 (HMO) COMPANY

(Available in Maricopa and Pinal Counties)

United HealthCare AARP MedicareComplete Plan 2 (HMO) (Available in Maricopa County)

Premium or Subscription Charges

No Monthly Premium to AARP MedicareComplete Plan in Maricopa and Pinal Counties. Government pays United HealthCare to assume financial responsibility of Medicare Parts A & B and D.

Registration or Policy Fee

None

Pre-existing Health Conditions

Those individuals with end stage renal (kidney) disease are not eligible

Costs on Entry to Hospital

PLAN 1: $250.00 days 1-7/ $0.00 days 8-Unlimited PLAN 2 :$225.00 days 1-7/ $0.00 days 8-Unlimited

Maximum Period of Coverage for Any One Benefit

Hospital - unlimited number of authorized, medically necessary days.

Other limitations may apply for other benefits.

Skilled Nursing Facility

Plan 1: $0.00 days 1-20/ $160.00 days 21-47/ $0.00 days 48 -100 Plan 2: $0.00 days 1-20/ $160.00 days 21-45/ $0.00 days 46-100

Medical Coverage for Part B

Covered in full after applicable copayments/coinsurance.

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Outpatient hospital and outpatient surgery is $175. Lab copay $5. Xrays $14. Copays and coinsurance count toward the out of pocket max of $4,300.

Plan 2: $0 Preventative Screenings. $0 copay for PCP and $45 for specialist. $90 for emergency care, waived if admitted, and 20 % for DME. $200 for ambulance - air and land.

Outpatient hospital and outpatient surgery is $175. Lab copay $5. Xrays $8.Copays and coinsurance count toward the out of pocket max of $4,000.

Outpatient Prescription Drugs

Plan 1: Tier 1 is $3 copay, Tier 2 is $10, Tier 3 is $45, Tier 4 $95, and Tier 5 is 30 % to the initial coverage limit of $3820 . No coverage after $3820 until out of pocket costs equal to $5100. Then 5% or $3.40 for Generic and Preferred Brand, All other 5% or $8.50.

Plan 2: Tier 1 is $2 copay, Tier 2 is $8, Tier 3 is $45, Tier 4 $95, and Tier 5 is 33 % to the initial coverage limit of $3820 . No coverage after $3820 until out of pocket costs equal to $5100.

Then 5% or $3.40 for Generic and Preferred Brand, All other 5% or $8.50

Renewability of Contract

Guaranteed renewable for life.

Travel Restrictions Out of Area

Worldwide coverage for emergency with a $90 copay (waived if admitted to hospital).

Routine & preventive care is covered out of member’s residence county w/Passport Benefit.

Major Options Available from Company

Plan covers Renew Fitness as a Fitness Rider, routine eye exam and hardware, routine podiatry visits, hearing aid coverage, and optional dental riders, Large Network of Providers

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BY SHERRY JACKSON Buying or selling a home can be a stressful and sometimes scary undertaking. Home sellers need to find a realtor, possibly get repairs done to the house to get it on the market, and worry about having strangers traipsing through the home during showings. On the buying side, the decisions are countless. House or condo? Yard or no yard?

What neighborhood? What amenities? The list goes on and on.

For those over 50, there are even more things to consider. Will you be downsizing?

Are you looking for an active-adult community or a regular neighborhood? Does the home need to be single-story? What kind of amenities will you use?

Fortunately, there are resources and people that can assist. Here are some tips from local realtors on the do’s and don’ts of buying and selling a home.

The Do’s First, think about what kind of lifestyle

you’re looking for, says David Newcombe, co-founder of Scottsdale-based Launch Real Estate, which focuses on Scottsdale and Phoenix condo communities. “We’re seeing empty nesters wanting to have an exciting lifestyle after they retire and after the kids are out of the house,” he says. “People are looking for a more urban location where they have everything within a very easy reach – things that are fun, exciting and intellectually challenging.”

Sarah Anderson, a realtor with Chandler Re/Max Infinity who works primarily with older adults, agrees. “Understand what you’re looking for in a neighborhood. What amenities, socialization and planned activities are you looking for? Visit the communities at different times of the day, go into the clubhouse and the facilities. Look at the people so you know what your future neighbors might be like.”

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Determine if the home is going to be a second home or primary one. Many clients today want a “lock and leave” lifestyle, Newcombe says, so they can have a home in the

Valley and a second home in other parts of the country or world.

Think about what amenities are important. “People want to have a good gym, swimming pool and some open spaces,” Newcombe says. “The convenience of a lobby or dry-cleaning service is also something previously expected only from hotels but are becoming desirable amenities in condo buildings.”

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Country Dance, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Sunland Auditorium, 4601 E. Dolphin Ave., Mesa, $7, (480) 8329003. Music by Angie Senger and Friends.

Sun City Christian Women’s Club Brunch, 9 a.m., Sun City Country Club, 9433 N. 107th Ave., Sun City, $15, reservations required by Nov. 9, (623) 341-6019, mwholick@gmail.com. Mary Lou Powell from Golden, Colo., is the guest speaker and the morning will also feature a trunk showing of thrift-store fashions.

November 17 Saturday Fleming’s Grilling Seminar—Holiday Poultry, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.., Fleming’s Peoria, 9712 W. David Newcombe of Launch Real Estate recommends Northern Ave., Peoria, (623) 772-9463, www.when thinking about what$25, amenities are important buying a home. (Photos special to LLAF) flemingssteakhouse.com.

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November 19 Monday Consider your budget, especially if Ina Garten’s Foolproof Thanksgiving, 6:30 you’re no longer working or your income is p.m., Sur La Table, 7122 E. Greenway Pkwy., Suite 100, going to be dropping significantly when you Scottsdale, $95, (800) 243-0852, www.surlatable.com. retire. “You may want to downsize and get into a lower priced property,” Carlson and November 20 Tuesday Delong say. “There are all kind of options Thanksgiving p.m. to 2 mortgages, p.m., Via to creatively Luncheon, get loans.12Reverse Linda Senior Center, 10440 E. Via Linda, Scottsdale, $5 low-down payment mortgages and using residents, $8 nonresidents, (480) 312-5810.

The event cash out of the existing home are all options.” features a catered Thanksgiving meal in a heated tent, Do de-clutter. Now. Before moving, parplus live entertainment. ticularly if you’re right-sizing or going into a smaller home, Newcombe says. “It’s just stuff November 21 Wednesday and sometimes it’s a bit of a heartache to National andatRetired get rid ofActive it. But 50, youFederal want Employee your life to Association (NARFE) Chapter 1395, a.m.,. You be about your life, not about your11stuff BrotherstoFamily want haveRestaurant, fun.” 8466 W. Peoria Ave., Peoria, lunch must be paid for by members, (623) Do think about buying or934-7431. selling a home before you quit your job, Anderson November 22trickier Thursday says. Financing can get once you’re Happylonger Thanksgiving from Lovin’ Afterbe 50.beneficial no working, so itLife may to plan the move before retiring and losing November 23 Friday the paycheck.

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“Dealing with Emotions and Stress Management,” 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., SCAN Connections Resource Center, 1313 E. Osborn Rd., Suite 150, Phoenix, free but reservations required, (602) 778-3420.

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Activ Duty

Local designers launch lingerie collection for older women

BY MADISON RUTHERFORD Each year, the Phoenix Fashion Week team traverses the country in search of the best budding designers to be part of a fashion design “boot camp” directed by industry experts. An eclectic mix of couture, contemporary, lifestyle and accessory lines are selected every year to bolster their brand and boost their business savvy.

This year, Scottsdale-based sisters and Activ Intimates co-owners CJ Hersch and Laurie McMordie were chosen as Phoenix Fashion Week Emerging Designers.

Activ Intimates is the only lingerie line featured at Phoenix Fashion Week. Ever.

Hersch and McMordie previewed their Spring 2019 collection, Erotic Energy, at Phoenix Fashion Week on October 18.

They also debuted their “Behind the Brand” video commercial on the runway at Talking Stick Resort.

“Being selected as a Phoenix Fashion Week Emerging Designer is very exciting, especially as the first lingerie brand,” McMor-

die says. “We will debut our Spring ’19 Erotic Energy Lingerie Collection as we heat things up and bring the bedroom to the runway.”

Phoenix Fashion Week (phoenixfashionweek.com), touted as the leading fashion industry event in the Southwest, aims to bridge the gap between national and international designers, retailers and media and gain global exposure for the Phoenix fashion industry. Now in its 10th year, the event has gained speedy success in the business and is renowned for its innovation and community service endeavors.

Activ Intimates is a trailblazing company that perfectly echoes the Phoenix Fashion Week ethos. The brand is body-positive, fashion-forward and eco-friendly, developing inventive, versatile designs while striving to reduce their environmental footprint.

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Hersch says. “We can literally hop in our car and be in Los Angeles in six hours, so we can easily visit our manufacturing partners.”

They are also concerned about fabric waste in the fashion industry and its impact on the environment, so they are launching a program called “Reactivate,” which will use leftover production scraps to construct oneof-a-kind accessories like garters and cuffs.

Activ’s average customer is 50 years old, and each piece is designed to flaunt the female figure and spark a sense of confidence, regardless of age, size or shape. Their current collection features loungewear, peignoirs, bralettes, boy shirts, camis and bodysuits, but the brand’s signature lingerie style is the playlette, a sophisticated, sexy one-piece designed to “evoke a playful mood, piquing imagination.”

“The design process starts with thinking about the woman we’re designing for, from beginning to end,” McMordie says. “She isn’t confident in the lingerie she wore in her 20s and 30s, so we pay attention to what she cares about now. We design every

style to inspire confidence and celebrate her naturally beautiful and sexy body,” On Thursday, September 27, Activ Intimates teamed up with Belle Lacet Lingerie in Chandler for a pre-runway treasure hunt contest and trunk show. The boutique is the first brick-and-mortar business to carry the lingerie line.

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MedStats Now

Ahwatukee senior group unveils helpful emergency tool SPECIAL TO LLAF The Senior Advocacy Group of Ahwatukee has developed an online tool – especially helpful for elderly people – to ensure that first responders know the medical history of an individual when they make an emergency call.

Oftentimes, the difference between life and death and/or preventing unnecessary hospitalization can be made by providing important health and contact information to police and fire departments in the event of a medical emergency in the home.

SAGA’s free online tool, called MedStats, is a variation of the refrigerator stickers that it has made available for several years so that such information can be prominently seen by first responders.

“When an older adult has a health crisis in the home, every second is critical. MedStats allows for important I.C.E. (in case of emergency) information to be quickly accessed by first responders to produce better patient outcomes,” notes SAGA board chair Vicki McAllister.

SAGA is a nonprofit comprised of local businesses and volunteers organized to assist seniors, caregivers and families through education, resources and advocacy.

MedStats was first developed by the organization in 2012 when the group learned that emergency personnel often couldn’t locate medical and other data when responding to calls. The innovative tool, which was originally provided in a packet format, has been used by over 3,800 families and is now available at sagaseniors. org.

Derrick Johnson, a SAGA board member and a first responder in Ahwatukee, consulted with the organization to assist in developing the criteria for MedStats.

“When emergency personnel respond to a call, every second counts,” he says.

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SAGA board chair Vicki McAllister and Derrick Johnson, a SAGA board member and a first responder. (Photo special to LLAF)

data aids first responders in quickly assessing and properly treating a patient and can also prevent a trip to the hospital.”

MedStats consists of documents in PDF format which older adults and their families can securely complete online. The forms can then be saved, printed and stored in an easily accessible location in the home.

The online tool includes agency links to medical power of attorney and other directives to provide legal medical decisions

on behalf of the individual if they are not able to do so at the time of an emergency.

The cost of the program is paid for through donations.

In addition to MedStats, SAGA hosts free annual community events and quarterly education programs and provides information on local resources for older adults, families and caregivers. The

growing nonprofit also recently added outreach to seniors who may feel lonely or isolated.

“In 2017, we were contacted by individuals concerned about seniors in their neighborhoods. Last summer, we began an Older Adult Ministry to provide home visits to seniors and have been training volunteers to assist with implementing the program,” McAlister says.

In February 2019, SAGA will be hosting its fifth annual Senior & Family Conference at the Ahwatukee Recreation Center. The theme for the 2018 event is “Successful Aging: Living a Fun and Exciting Life” and will feature interactive presentations on topics related to aging, plus vendors, food and giveaways. The event is free to the public.

SAGA was founded in 2011 to serve the senior population in Ahwatukee.

“About a third of our residents are age 55 or over, according to the Ahwatukee Board of Management, and that number is growing. There are many programs available, but seniors and their families often don’t know where to look to find assistance.

That’s where SAGA comes in. We are here to help,” McAlister says.

The Senior Advocacy Group of Ahwatukee is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) comprised of area business leaders, agencies, civic organizations and individual members organized to provide needed resources, education and advocacy for seniors, their adult children and caregivers.

To learn more about the Senior Advocacy Group of Ahwatukee, MedStats, or to donate or become a member, visit sagaseniors.org or email vickimac@cox.net.

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Entertainment Famous Father Girl

Calendar of Events THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1

Wells Fargo Fiesta Bowl Par 3 Challenge, various times, repeats November 2, The Short Course at Mountain Shadows, 5445 E. Lincoln Drive, Paradise Valley, call for pricing, 480350-0911, fiestabowl.org. The Wells Fargo Fiesta Bowl Par-3 Challenge is a scramblestyle golf tournament that gives golfers the opportunity to win a prize on every hole and compete for a chance to win $1 million.

Jamie Bernstein takes patrons on a tour of her late dad’s music

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Jamie Bernstein remembers her composer father, Leonard Bernstein, as an insomniac.

“My dad had this motor he couldn’t shut off,” Bernstein says. “He loved staying up at night and banging on the piano with all his pals.”

Bernstein takes fans on a guided tour of her father’s musical mind in Late Night with Leonard Bernstein, which comes to the Musical Instrument Museum on Tuesday, November 13. It is an affectionate portrait of one of 20th century’s most charismatic public figures.

Bernstein hosts the evening, joined by soprano Amy Burton and pianists John Musto and Michael Boriskin.

“I’m the guide, as it were,” she says. “It’s a bouquet of musical material by my dad and other composers whose songs my father loved to play on the piano to amuse and impress his friends. We have a couple cool clips that we share that are very unusual and rare. There’s a little bit of everything.”

Leonard Bernstein produced a wealth of compositions, including “Symphonic Dances” for 1960’s West Side Story, “Mass: A Theater Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers,” which was commissioned in the early 1970s for the opening of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.; and “Concerto for Orchestra: Jubilee Games” in 1989.

This year is special for the Bernsteins, as the patriarch would have turned 100 this year. She says she has a hard time keeping track of all the worldwide events, but she does her best. The database is soaring past 4,200 centennial-related events, some of which she attends.

“My favorites are the ones in schools because they remind the world of who our dad was and what our legacy consists of,” she says. “Kids today don’t know who Leonard Bernstein was. Back then, everybody knew who Leonard Bernstein was because he was on television with his young people’s concerts.”

Bernstein says her dad’s story will hit the silver screen soon, as Bradley Cooper

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Cooks and Corks, 6:30 p.m., Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North, 10600 E. Crescent Moon Drive, Scottsdale, $125$175, cooksandcorks.org. Hosted by the Scottsdale League for the Arts, Cooks & Corks features Arizona’s top local chefs in a culinary spectacle featuring live cooking, showmanship and artful presentation. To complement the flavorful tastings, guests will sip on libations.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3

Our Lady of Joy Catholic Parish’s 12th Annual Holiday Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Our Lady of Joy Catholic Parish, 36811 N. Pima Road, Carefree, free admission, 480-575-5238.

Featuring more than 70 vendors, the event features jewelry, photography, pet boutique, purses, gift baskets, custom napkins, holiday ornaments and books, ladies apparel, doll and children’s clothing, glass creations, painted rocks and watercolor paintings.

Jamie Bernstein performs at Musical Instrument Museum on November 13.

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is working on a biopic. In June, Bernstein released the book Famous Father Girl, named after her second-grade classmate’s nickname for her.

“I enjoyed writing it,” she says. “It reminded me a lot of being pregnant; this giant thing was going on all the time. I can’t remember on a day-to-day basis what it felt like to write the book. I was in a trance for a year and a half.

“When I wrote the last sentence, I thought, ‘Oh my God. That’s the end of the book,’” she says. “But there’s so much work to be done. I’ll continue promoting the book next year, as people continue to remember my father.”

Like Leonard Bernstein’s fans, Jamie Bernstein gets emotional when she hears her dad’s music.

“There’s so much of him in his music. He, himself, was so emotional. One of the most amazing things about this centennial is so many people come up to me and tell me about their emotional connection to my dad.

“The music makes them feel a certain way. My dad’s whole way of being was about the emotional and human connection. He really brings something out in people.”

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What: Jamie Bernstein When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 13 Where: Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix Cost: $48.50-$68.50 Info: 480-478-6000, mim.org

United Methodist Church Krafters’ Annual Bazaar and Bake Sale, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., United Methodist Church, 9248 E. Riggs Road, Sun Lakes, free, 480-895-8766, sunlakesumc.org. Available items include fall and holiday décor, placemats, table runners, wall hangings, wreaths, centerpieces, vintage jewelry, American Girl doll clothing and homemade baked good.

Chakra Balancing, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., AZ Healing Center, 9336 E. Raintree Drive, Suite 130, Scottsdale, $45, 480-712-3685, azhealingcenter@gmail.com. Instructor Amy Stephens hosts a guided class to understand the relationship between how you feel throughout the day to the energy contained in your body. The workshop will guide those with chronic pain or autoimmune disease to a whole new level.

Paula Goldsmith Book Signing, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Half Price Books, 6339 E. Southern Avenue, Mesa, free admission, 480-325-8354, paulasstories.com. Goldsmith will be signing her four books, which will be available for purchase.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4

Kathy Griffin: Laugh Your Head Off, 7 p.m., Symphony Hall, 75 N. Second Street, Phoenix, $29-$120, phoenix.ticketforce.com/ kathygriffin.

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Strength and Balance, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

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Medicare Seminar, 10 a.m. to noon, Golden Corral, 1868 N. Power Rd, Mesa, free, 480-8304691, nancy@azinsurance4u.com. Puzzled?

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Hidden Ones – A Veil of Memories, 11 a.m. to noon, Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, $5 members, $8 guests, registration required, vosjcc.org/hidden. Awardwinning local author Marcia Fine discusses her newest historical novel, Hidden Ones – A Veil of Memories, which tells the story of a grandmother imprisoned during the inquisition suspected of practicing Judaism.

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Chair Yoga, 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays, AZ Healing Center, 9336 E. Raintree Drive, Suite 130, Scottsdale, 480-712-3685. Must email SilverSneakers, Silver ‘n Fit or other Medicare options’ card number to azhealingcenter@ gmail.com. The class is 50 percent standing, 50 percent seated.

Medicare Seminar, 10 a.m. to noon, Black Bear Diner, 1809 E. Baseline Road, Gilbert, free, 480830-4691, nancy@azinsurance4u.com. Puzzled?

Questions? Concerns? Costs? Changes? Updates for 2019? Certified senior adviser and insurance broker Nancy Foxen can help at this seminar.

Sit and Knit, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, free, 480-481-7033, harrietc@vosjcc.org.

From the Lower East Side to the Catskills and Congress, 11 a.m. to noon, Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, $5 members, $8 guests, registration required at vosjcc.org. Former Congresswoman Shelley Berkley shares the highlights of her life and accomplished career.

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East Valley Friends and Neighbors, 9:30 to 11 a.m., repeats first Wednesday of each month, Grace United Methodist Church, 2024 E. University (at Gilbert Road), Mesa, free, 480-848-5146, evfanaz.org, evfanaz@gmail.com. A nonreligious and nonpartisan group, East Valley Friends and Neighbors welcomes East Valley residents who wish to get better acquainted with others and to participate in social and charitable activities.

12 Angry Jurors, various times, Cottonwood Country Club’s San Tan Ballroom, 25630 S. Brentwood Drive, Sun Lakes, $16, slctinfo.com.

The classic drama 12 Angry Jurors is based on the Emmy-winning TV movie by Reginald Rose and adapted by Sherman Sergel, in which a young man is accused of murder. The 12 jurors enter the jury room to consider the evidence and decide his fate.

Strength and Balance, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Wednesdays, AZ Healing Center, 9336 E. Raintree Drive, Suite 130, Scottsdale, 480-7123685. Must email SilverSneakers, Silver ‘n Fit or other Medicare options’ card number to azhealingcenter@gmail.com. The class is 50 percent standing, 50 percent seated. Balance, cardio and strengthening poses included.

Parkinson’s Cycle, noon to 12:45 p.m.

Wednesdays, Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, free for members, $8 guests, $50 for 10 classes, 480-481-7015, healthandfitness@vosjcc.org. A stationary cycle workout to music can awaken areas of the brain affected by PD while strengthening the lower body and improving motor skills. Participants must be able to walk 150 feet on their own, or without a cane or walker, get up and down from the floor on their own with or without the use of a chair, get on and off equipment independently and follow group instructions independently.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8

Get Your Groove On: Music and the Mind, 1 to 3 p.m., Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, free, registration required, eventbrite.com.

Listening to and playing music can make you smarter, happier, healthier and more productive. Hear about how music enhances the form and function of your brain and how it can be especially comforting for those with memory impairment such as Alzheimer’s.

Afterward, participate in a drum circle led by Frank Thompson from AZ Rhythm Connection.

Speakers include music therapist Olivia Houck and Giving Voice Initiative’s Mary Lenard.

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9

J Talks with Leni Reiss, 11 a.m. to noon, Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, $5 members, $8 guests, registration required at vosjcc.org/leni. Award-winning journalist Leni Reiss shares stories of her notable interviews, including Benjamin Netanyahu, George Bush and Barry Goldwater, as well as her memories of moving to the Valley and many trips to Israel.

Chair Yoga, 10 to 11 a.m. Fridays, AZ Healing Center, 9336 E. Raintree Drive, Suite 130, Scottsdale, 480-712-3685. Must email SilverSneakers, Silver ‘n Fit or other Medicare options’ card number to azhealingcenter@gmail.com. The class is 50 percent standing, 50 percent seated.

Desert Light Fine Art Exhibit and Sale, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through November 9, Taliesin West, 12345 N. Taliesin Drive, Scottsdale, call for charge, 480-627-5340, franklloydwright.org.

This exhibit offers an array of fine art, created from a variety by Arizona artists.

Christian Women’s Connection Brunch, 9 a.m., Sun City Country Club, 9433 N. 107th Avenue, Sun City, $15, 623-925-5565, mwholick@gmail.com.

The guest speaker is singer and psychotherapist Cinthia Hiett. She’ll discuss The Dilemma of Change. A fashion show by Chico’s Off the Rack will also be featured.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10

Veterans Day Dance, 6 to 9 p.m., Sunland Village Auditorium, 4601 E. Dolphin Avenue, Mesa, $8, $6 for veterans, 480-832-9003. Music by the Brookharts.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11

Salt River Brass’ Windows of the World, 3 p.m., Mesa Arts Center’s Ikeda Theater, 1 E. Main Street, Mesa, $16-$23 for seniors, 480-644-6500, mesaartscenter.com. Celebrate Veterans Day and travel the world without leaving the concert hall on this military and musical tour of Europe, Asia and the Americas.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12

Sun Lakes Democratic Club, 7 p.m., Sun Lakes Country Club’s Navajo Room, 25601 E. Sun Lakes Boulevard North, Sun Lakes, free, 480-2003322. There will be no speakers. The club will hold elections of its president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, refreshments and board members. A brief wrap up of the results of the general election will be discussed.

Medicare Seminar, 10 a.m. to noon, Golden Corral, 1868 N. Power Rd, Mesa, free, 480-830-

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13

HLAA West Valley Chapter Meeting, 1 to 3 p.m., First Presbyterian Church Sun City, 12225 N. 103rd Avenue, Sun City, free, 623=974-3605. Dr. Collin Cordery will discuss Hearing Aid Selection and Getting a Proper Fit.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14

Arizona Archaeology Society: Desert Foothills Chapter Meeting, 7 p.m., The Good Shepard of the Hills Episcopal Church, 6502 E. Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek, free, azarchsoc.wildapricot. org/desertfoothills. Dr. Deni Seymour, an Arizona humanities speaker, will discuss The Earliest Apace in Arizona: Evidence and Arguments.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15

Arizona Medicaid Planning Systems, 11 a.m., Messinger Mortuary, 7601 E. Indian School Road, Scottsdale, free, reservations required, 480970-3134, vickersagency.com. Larry Shafer, public benefits coordinator, will discuss the Arizona Long-Term Care System, how to prepare for the future and cost calculations.

Mature Mavens Dinner, 5 p.m., locations change each month, 602-371-3744.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16

The Life and Times of Billy Wilder, 11 a.m. to noon, Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, $5 members, $8 guests, registration required at vosjcc.org/wilder. Humanities professor and actor Gary Zaro discusses the legendary life of director Billy Wilder and shares clips from his celebrated work.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17

Our Lady of Lourdes Women’s Guild’s Shred-

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a-Thon, 9 a.m. to noon, Our Lady of Lourdes’ parking lot, 19002 N. 128th Avenue, Sun City West, donations accepted, 623-760-8479.

Benefits Shredding for the Blind.

Sunland Village Arts and Crafts Fair, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunland Village Auditorium, 4601 E. Dolphin Avenue, Mesa, free admission, 480-932-9003.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18

Downtown Donut Festival, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Margaret T. Hance Park, 1202 N. Third Street, Phoenix, $8, 4808-442-9176, downtowndonutfest. com. Local donut makers come together to serve $1 donuts, samples of donuts and donut holes.

Slider Throwdown, noon to 3 p.m., Kierland Commons, 15205 N. Kierland Boulevard, Scottsdale, $35 (includes samples of slides plus three drink tickets), affcf.org/sliderthrowdown.

Local food truck vendors go head to head to compete for the title of Best Slider.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19

free, 480-481-7033, harrietc@vosjcc.org. This month’s topic is Let the Truth Be Told – Realism Through the Ages.

AZ Swing Kings Orchestra: The Great American Songbook with Vito Maynes, 7 to 9 p.m., Glendale Civic Center, 5750 W. Glenn Drive, Glendale, $20, swingkingsconcerts.bpt.me.

Medicare Seminar, 10 a.m. to noon, Golden Corral, 1868 N. Power Rd, Mesa, free, 480-8304691, nancy@azinsurance4u.com. Puzzled?

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Medicare Seminar, 10 a.m. to noon, Black Bear Diner, 1809 E. Baseline Road, Gilbert, free, 480830-4691, nancy@azinsurance4u.com. Puzzled?

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22

Art Appreciation, 11 a.m. to noon, Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale,

Happy Thanksgiving!

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23

Fantasy of Lights Opening Night Parade, 6 p.m., - Mill Avenue District. Includes a lineup of parade units including floats, marching bands, and novelty units. Mill Avenue’s trees are lit with thousands of lights that remain throughout the holiday season.

Following the parade, the annual tree lighting ceremony at Centerpoint plaza then Santa is available for requests and photos. Free. 6 pm.

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24

Sunland Village Karaoke Night, 6 to 9 p.m., Sunland Village Auditorium, 4601 E. Dolphin Avenue, Mesa, $2 at the door, 480-832-9003.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26

The Sun Cities Saddle Club General Meeting, 9:30 a.m., Wooddale Village Retirement Community, 18616 N. 99th Avenue, Sun City, free, 509-670-9994, suncitiessaddleclub@gmail.com. Trail rides (using rental horses or personal horses) are held every Thursday at stables and trails around the Valley.

Horse ownership in not required. Ride schedules are available at the meetings. Social events are also held during the riding season. Membership is open to Sun City, Sun City West, Sun City Grand and Corte Bella residents.

Medicare Seminar, 10 a.m. to noon, Golden Corral, 1868 N. Power Rd, Mesa, free, 480-8304691, nancy@azinsurance4u.com. Puzzled?

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27

Meet the Authors: Bad Lies, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, $5 members, $8 guests, register at vosjcc.org/badlies. Meet the authors of Bad Lies, a thriller coauthored by Hall of Fame golfer Tony Jacklin and best-selling novelist Shelby Yastrow.

Book signing follows the program.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28

So You Think You Can Dance Live! 2018, Comerica Theatre. 7:30 pm. https://livenation.com

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29

A Playwright’s Life and Times, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, $5 members, $8 guests, registration required at vosjcc.org/playwright. Prize-winning playwright Andrea Markowitz shares her behindthe-scenes perspective about the art of play writing and working with actors to bring her vision to life. Includes a short play performance.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30

Petula Clark, Celebrity Theatre. Music icon and Grammy winner. $35-75. 602-267-1600 or https://www.celebritytheatre.com/

Give Thanks

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Puzzles

EVEN EXCHANGE

ANSWERS ON PAGE 51

by Donna Pettman

ACROSS

46 Set free

21 “Animal House” group

1

Light touch

50 Can material

22 See 23-Down

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Ducks’ home

51 Off base

23 With 22-Down, John Wayne

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Creche trio

52 Form of food poisoning

Each numbered row contains two clues and two answers. The two answers differ from each other by only one letter, which has already been inserted. For example, if you exchange the A from MASTER for an I, you get MISTER. Do not change the order of the letters.

movie

12 Swelled head

56 Arp’s style

27 Silent

13 Acknowledge

57 Storyteller

29 Gregor Mendel, e.g.

14 Touch

58 Long sandwich

30 Part of the loop

15 Its capital is Gaborone

59 Watchful one

31 Cruising

17 Give a darn

60 Hamburg’s river

33 Arranged in rows and columns

18 Massive weight

61 Afternoon affair

35 Plagiarize

19 Mistake in print

DOWN

38 -- Kippur

21 Bouquet component

1

Newcomer to society

40 Ripe

24 Online help page

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Past

43 Sacred text

25 CD- --

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Reached the nadir, with “out” 45 Zero

26 Badly lit

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Hocked

46 Put together

28 Ancient African kingdom

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Eggs

47 Vacationing

32 Help surreptitiously

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Zilch

48 Protuberance

34 “-- Town”

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Happy, for one

49 Labor

36 Billions of years

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Rhesus monkey

53 Bill

37 Now

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Blind as --

54 Seek damages

39 Oft-tattooed word

10 Mentor

41 Placekicker’s pride

11 Thing

42 Dylan or Dole

16 Boar’s mate

44 Potassium source

20 Skedaddled

SUDOKU TIME

Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each row across, each column down and each small 9-box square contains all of the numbers from one to nine.

GO FIGURE!

by Linda Thistle

The idea of Go Figure is to arrive at the figures given at the bottom and right-hand columns of the diagram by following the arithmetic signs in the order they are given (that is, from left to right and top to bottom). Use only the numbers below the diagram to complete its blank squares and use each of the nine numbers only once.

55 Biz deg.

DIFFICULTY THIS MONTH ★

★ Moderate ★★ Challenging ★★★ HOO BOY!

DIFFICULTY THIS MONTH ★ ★ ★

★ Moderate ★★ Difficult ★★★ GO FIGURE!

SCRAMBLERS Unscramble the letters within each rectangle to form four ordinary words. Then rearrange the boxed letters to form the mystery word, which will complete the gag!

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Electric Desert

Desert Botanical Garden launches immersive light and sound experience

BY CONNOR DZIAWURA Desert Botanical Garden Executive Director Ken Schutz and visual artist Ricardo Rivera would rather guests see the venue’s new installation, Electric Desert, than talk about it.

“It’s just extraordinary,” Schutz says. “It’s 3-D mapping and it’s – for lack of a better word – psychedelic. It’s sort of Peter Maxish in terms of its colors and shape and the way it changes.” He says those elements combined with its underlying score make it “mesmerizing.”

Electric Desert was unveiled in October and runs through May 12. The rain-or-shine installation is sponsored by APS, Chase Private Client, The Steele Foundation, the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture, American Airlines and the Tempe Tourism Office.

Doors open at 6 p.m., though it is recommended to view the exhibit after dark.

Designed by Rivera and his Klip Collective, the “light and sound experience” is impressive, combining the Desert Botanical Garden’s plant life with the artists’ projection-mapping techniques and original

music. Rivera essentially helmed the project as its creative director while bringing other collaborators on board to bring what he calls his “baby” to life.

“You really have to go there and see it to really understand what it really is, the nuance of it,” Rivera suggests. “There’s seven distinct areas, in my opinion, of pieces, if you will, that people traverse through and explore. Some are big; some are small; some are to be taken from afar; some are to be walked through.”

Upon arriving at the garden, guests will see “Neon Overture,” a mesmerizing barrel cactus display that gives visitors a taste of what’s in store.

Farther into the garden, the Desert Discovery Loop Trail takes guests to locations two, three and four. Location two, “Cacti Synesthesia,” lights up the Sybil B. Harrington Cactus Gallery, while the ambiance of location three, “Succulent Chlorata,” washes over the worldwide plants that comprise the adjacent Sybil B. Harrington Succulent Gallery. Location four, the “Infin-

ity Crystal,” serves as a centerpiece between the two galleries.

After continuing down the Desert Discovery Loop Trail toward the Kitchell Family Heritage Garden, visitors will find location five, “Swhorl.” Pulsing, rhythmic music and hypnotic lighting emanate.

Farther back, visitors to Ullman Terrace can set their sights upon location six, “Desert Chorale,” and maybe even grab a bite to eat at the Patio Café. Colorful patterns and dancing, dazzling lights blast across the butte, which can also be viewed from afar throughout the garden.

A bit east, the seventh and final sitespecific location, “Sonoran Passage,” is accessible from the Sonoran Desert Nature Loop trail, where guests can also see the

Klip Collective artist Ricardo Rivera.

butte light up.

Schutz was inspired to bring Electric Desert to Desert Botanical Garden when he saw a previous Klip Collective garden installation, Nightscape, at Longwood Gardens in Philadelphia.

“I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it,” Schutz says. “I watched the audiences at Longwood respond to it. They just loved it. People lingered and just really enjoyed it and ‘Oohed’ and ‘Aahed’ all the way through the exhibits. I thought this is one I’d really like to bring to the garden.”

The Phoenician take is a different beast.

Rivera says they raise the bar each time an installation of this magnitude is constructed. “There are similarities, meaning there are techniques and modalities that I’ve kind of garnered. Certain plants do different things based on those textures, et cetera,” Rivera says. “But they’re site-specific pieces.

So this is very different than Nightscape and I’m very excited about it because Nightscape was very successful.”

Rivera considers it to be a “true collaboration” between him and the garden’s plants. “What’s being projected onto the plants is calculated in the sense that we planned for it and certain characteristics of the form of these plants,” he explains. “Not only the color, but their form is reflected in how the projected content manifests itself.

There’s definitely something that happens between what I’m projecting and then Left: Saguaros are rendered works of illuminated art at Desert Botanical Garden. Top: Undulating lights dance across cacti in the Electric Desert exhibit. Bottom: Electric Desert by Klip Collective is on exhibit through May. (Photos by Kimberly Carrillo)

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when it actually hits the three-dimensional form, all these beautiful, chaotic moments kind of explode and happen.”

Though the lights will undoubtedly be the focus for Desert Botanical Garden guests, Electric Desert couldn’t be accomplished without its musical compositions.

From ambient soundscapes and meditative pieces to rhythmic pulsations set to dancing displays, the music is essential to the installation’s visuals.

“The sound is a very big part of our work and it’s a very big part of this installation.

There’s no narrative thread through my work, especially this piece,” Rivera says. “I mean, there are moments where there’s somewhat of a narrative, but it’s mostly an abstract experiential journey, if you will.

But the music is really the backbone to the entire show. It’s everywhere. It’s present in all the installations and it drives a lot of the content, as well.”

Klip Collective was founded in 2003. The Philadelphia-based experiential video shop uses virtual reality, projection mapping, storytelling and soundscapes for its projects, and has done work for clients ranging from W Hotels to Target and Nike. Its global presence has reached St. Petersburg, Mos-

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cow, Canada and Mexico, Rivera says.

With all its growth, diverse past projects, and more future projects in store for Klip Collective, “experiential” is ultimately the keyword for which Rivera is looking.

“It’s hard making these things. This work is so temporal,” Rivera says. “It’s sad that I can’t go and see the Nightscape anymore…

It’s not there anymore. And, it’s kind of sad, but at the same time it’s really profound and that’s what makes these experiences true experiences, is that you can Instagram them all day but not until you go and see them in person do you really grasp the digital nature of the art. That to me is really important.”

As fall rolls into winter, Electric Desert will become an even more dazzling experience as it crosses paths with the garden’s annual Las Noches de las Luminarias installation.

That one is up from December 1 through December 23, and December 26 through December 31. Schutz calls it “two for the price of one.”

“Everything we do we hope is different and helps people see nature in a different way. In the case of this one, I think it’s because the technology uses our plants as the movie screen,” Schutz says of Electric Desert.

“What’s so cool about 3-D mapping is before (Rivera) creates any images to project, he comes and maps the parts of the garden where he will be showing the movies and then that part becomes movie screen. So our plants, even though it’s dark, are front and center throughout the entire show. So it’s people coming to the garden after the sun goes down to see our plants but with an entirely new story projected onto them.

“In some ways they’re completely transformed and then yet in another way the plants are front and center and the backbone to the whole experience. It’s that duplicity, I think, that makes it really cool.

I mean, you may have been to the garden 100 times before, but you would never have seen it like this. So it feels familiar and very different at the same time.”

MORE INFO

What: Electric Desert When: Doors open at 6 p.m. through May 12 Where: Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix Cost: Varying price levels Info: 480-941-1225, dbg.org/electric-desert

Price levels Free for Desert Botanical Garden members Free for children younger than 3 $12.95-$15.95 for youth ages 3 to 17 (Electric Desert only) $24.95-$29.95 for adults 17 years or older (Electric Desert only) $19.95-$22.95 for youth ages 3 to 17 (with day pass) $34.95-$39.95 for adults ages 17 or older (with day pass)

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Tinseltown Talks

A ‘Happy Days’ Thanksgiving with Mrs. C

BY NICK THOMAS As the TV matriarch of the Cunningham clan in the sitcom Happy Days, Marion Ross appeared in over 250 episodes during the hit series’ 11-season run from 1974 to 1984.

But one episode has special significance for the actress this time of year.

In “The First Thanksgiving,” broadcast two days before the November holiday 40 years ago this year, Ross’ character (also named Marion) leads the cast in a departure from the show’s usual Milwaukeebased setting. She narrates a flashback story set in the Plymouth Colony with the cast doubling as historical characters to remind her family that sharing and giving thanks are the traditions behind the annual festivities.

“Tom (Bosley) and I were dressed up as pilgrims and I had on a lovely outfit with a white bonnet,” recalls Ross from her home

in Woodland Hills, California. “Then Fonzie (Henry Winkler) comes in wearing traditional clothes, but with his leather jacket over them!”

It was classic Happy Days humor: Fonzie on a wooden motorbike. Later, when he invites Indians into the pilgrims’ compound, he’s punished and restrained in the stocks but breaks free with a characteristic Fonzie move (“He broke the stock – hey, a first stockbroker!” quipped Anson Williams’ Potsie character).

Ross’ own family roots trace back to Minnesota, where she remembers Thanksgivings as being “rather brisk.”

“I was a middle child and the rambunctious one,” she recalls. “I would run out and shovel the snow off the walkway.”

Thanksgiving included a large extended family seated at tables stretching into the

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living room. “I remember by the time I was about 10 having the traditional meal of turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pies, and also rutabagas,” Ross recalls.

“Guests would say ‘Rutabagas? We feed those to the pigs!’ But we liked them mashed with salt and pepper.”

Ross says it was more than just the harsh Minnesota climate that toughened her for a career in the brutal entertainment business. “I was raised not only with A recent photo of Marion Ross (Photo special to LLAF) that ‘You can do anything’ attitude, but also ‘You must do it,’” she says. “So I was always pilgrims to welcome the local Indians.

“In the end, they join our family for the determined to get into acting.”

Ross was 16 when the family headed meal,” explains Ross, who turned 90 in October and published her autobiography, west to settle in San Diego.

Now a seasoned Californian, Ross’ fam- My Days: Happy and Otherwise, in March.

The pilgrim episode concludes with the ily Thanksgiving traditions include playing bocce ball with a few friends. And in the cast returning to then present-day Milwauspirit of the season, the family often invites kee. Marion serves the meal to her attentive a guest who might otherwise be alone – family, adding: “This is a day to count your somewhat akin to the Happy Days Thanks- blessings – everyone has something to be giving episode where Fonzie convinces the thankful for.”

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Beuf Senior Center

Moneyball, 10 regular games plus double action.

WHEN: Mondays and Thursdays, sales start at 9:30 a.m.

WHERE: Beuf Senior Center, 3435 W. Pinnacle Peak Rd., Phoenix COST: Starts at $4/pack, City of Phoenix Membership card or $5 guest INFO: 602-534-9743

Brentwood Southern

There is a money ball; 17 games include three that are percentage payout.

WHEN: Mondays, hall opens at 4:30 p.m., sale starts at 5:15 p.m. and bingo starts at 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Brentwood Southern, 8103 E. Southern Ave., Mesa COST: Varies according to games and number purchased INFO: 480-306-4569

Chandler Senior Center Bring a friend or make some new ones while enjoying some fun and prizes.

WHEN: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.

WHERE: Chandler Senior Center, 202 E. Boston St., Chandler COST: 50 cents per card. No limit on cards purchased.

INFO: 480-782-2720, chandleraz.gov/ senior-adults

Community Bingo

200-seat bingo hall open Wednesdays through Sundays in Goodyear. Ana’s dinners and desserts inside.

WHEN: Wednesdays through Sundays at 6:30 p.m.; Fridays at 10:30 p.m.; and Sundays at 2 p.m.

WHERE: Community Bingo, 3690 S. Estrella Pkwy., Suite 108, Goodyear COST: $21 (includes progressive) for 18 games; $14, late night and matinee for 13 games.

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Devonshire Senior Center

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WHEN: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, sales start at 12:15 p.m.

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FCF-Holland Community Center

WHEN: Thursdays at 1:30 p.m.

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Fort McDowell Casino

Experience bingo in Fort McDowell Casino’s state-of-the-art and awardwinning 1,700-seat bingo hall.

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WHERE: Granite Reef Senior Center, 1700 N. Granite Reef Rd., Scottsdale COST: $1 per card; three-card minimum.

No limit on cards purchased.

INFO: 480-312-1700, scottsdaleaz.gov

Las Palmas Grand Bingo WHEN: Monday Night WHERE: Las Palmas Grand, 2550 S. Ellsworth Rd., Mesa, AZ COST: $21 buy-in INFO: 480-357-1148 Snack Bar: Opens 5 p.m.

Early Bird Session: 6:30 p.m.

Games: Double action, Betty Boop, $1,000 progressive jackpot with additional number added each week, with a $300 Consolation Prize. Pay out $70, Early Bird; $100 Regular Game

Lone Butte Casino

Spacious bingo hall features 850 seats with morning, matinee and evening sessions. The morning sessions include five regular games and two specials, with three for $10 and $1 specials.

WHEN: Seven days a week, times vary WHERE: Lone Butte Casino, 1077 S. Kyrene Rd., Chandler COST: $2 to $32 INFO: 800-946-4452, ext. 8928, wingilariver.com/index.php/lone-butte/ gaming/bingo

Mesa Adult Center

Twenty-one games, win up to $500 in losers’ bingo, social bingo and big game bingo.

WHEN: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 1 p.m.

WHERE: Mesa Adult Center, 247 N. Macdonald St., Mesa COST: Various costs, call for pricing INFO: 480-962-5612, mesa.evadultresources.org

Palmas del Sol

Come join the group to play Bingo weekly. Bingo doors and snack bar open at 5:15 p.m.

WHEN: Thursdays at 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Palmas del Sol, 6209 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa COST: Charge for cards varies according to number purchased.

INFO: 480-528-4689

Peoria Community Center

Prize money will vary based on attendance.

WHEN: Tuesdays and Fridays at 12:30 p.m.

WHERE: Peoria Community Center, 8335 W. Jefferson, Peoria COST: 25 cents per card; 50 cents for overall INFO: 623-979-3570

Red Mountain Active Adult Center

Bingo seating begins at 12:50 p.m.

WHEN: Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 1:15 p.m. to 3 p.m.

WHERE: Red Mountain Active Adult Center, 7550 E. Adobe Rd., Mesa COST: Tuesdays there are various prices; Thursdays the cards are 25 cents INFO: 480-218-2221 or rm.evadultresources.org

Social Bingo

Join others during social bingo.

WHEN: Mondays, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

WHERE: Apache Junction Active Adult Center, 1035 N. Idaho Rd., Apache Junction COST: 25 cents per card INFO: 480-474-5262, aj.evadultresources.org

Sun Lakes VFW Post 8053

The organization holds bingo for up to 230 people. Payouts are based on sales; total may reach $900. All proceeds go to veteran needs, including homeless veterans, disabled veterans and military families.

WHEN: Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Sales start at 6 p.m.

WHERE: Sun Lakes Country Club, 25601 N. Sun Lakes Blvd., Sun Lakes COST: $7 minimum for play of all 19 games INFO: 480-895-9270

Sunland Village

Auditorium doors open at 4:30 p.m., cards are sold at 6 p.m. and play begins at 7 p.m. There’s a $900 progressive pot.

WHEN: Thursdays WHERE: Sunland Village Auditorium, 4601 E. Dolphin Ave., Mesa COST: Charge for cards varies according to number purchased INFO: 480-832-9003

Sunland Village East

Prize money will vary during the year based on attendance.

WHEN: Sundays, at 6 p.m.

WHERE: Sunland Village East Auditorium, 8026 E. Lakeview Ave., Mesa COST: Charge for cards varies to number purchased INFO: 480-986-9822, 480-313-7033

Sunrise Village

Join the group to play Bingo weekly.

The cards start selling at 5:45 p.m., early bird at 6:45 p.m., and regular bingo at 7 p.m.

WHEN: Fridays at 5:45 p.m.

WHERE: Sunrise Village, 5402 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa COST: $13 minimum buy-in INFO: 480-985-0548

Vee Quiva Hotel and Casino

Gamers who stop by Bingo Park enjoy picturesque National Park views in the state-of-the-art, 550-seat bingo hall.

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Travel The Last Frontier Alaska by boat, plane and train

BY ED BOITANO

St. Michael’s Cathedral, the earliest Orthodox cathedral in the New World, has long been the iconic symbol of Sitka. (Courtesy Sitka Tourism)

I had just put my head down on the hotel room pillow. The day had been fun – but it was also long and taxing, and a good night’s sleep was in order. Suddenly, the blaring sound of a bulldozer burst into the room. I bolted out of bed. I looked at my watch – it was 1 a.m. I charged to the hotel window and pulled open the curtain.

Across the river, there was a man actually operating a bulldozer. His family must love this, I thought. Upon closer inspection, I could see he was surrounded by his wife and young children. They almost looked

as if they were going to a picnic later after the chore.

I forgot to mention that the time and place was the month of June in Fairbanks, Alaska. The midnight sun was so blinding that I had to squint my eyes to see. I began to understand the real meaning of insomnia and was ready to experience more of Alaska’s unique surprises.

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Mendenhall Glacier is one of the top attractions in Juneau. (Courtesy Travel Alaska)

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through stunning mountains and untouched wilderness would prove to be the ideal way to explore more of what the Aleut Tribal Nation call Alyeska – the Great Land.

Anchorage is Alaska’s largest city and the state’s main transportation hub. In a sense, all roads lead to or end in Anchorage. The city boasts all the urban pleasures of fine dining, shopping, night life and world-class museums, along with an endless array of tours and sports packages. My pick: the 26acre Alaska Native Heritage Center, which provides a fascinating insight into the arts, customs and lifestyles of the five distinct native cultures found in Alaska.

Denali National Park is spread out over six million acres in size. Larger than the state of Massachusetts, it is one of the world’s last great frontiers for wilderness adventure. Established as a national park in 1917, it remains largely wild and unspoiled, just as the native people knew it. At 20,320 feet, Mount McKinley is the highest mountain in North America and the centerpiece of the park. Named for President William McKinley, it is still called Denali by the Athabasca Tribal Nation. My pick: a seven-hour bus ride on the Tundra Wilderness Tour for undisturbed wildlife viewings.

Based 120 miles south of the Arctic Circle, Fairbanks is the ideal venue to experience real living history, highlighted by the majestic midnight sun. My pick: an excursion on the Riverboat Discovery Sternwheeler, with a stop at an Athabasca village where you’ll see traditional fishing, hide tanning, dog sledding demonstrations and how the

es, and then you do an Alaska Inside Passage cruise.” She was right. With its pristine fjords, sweeping glaciers and endless snow-capped mountains, the Inside Passage is a tough act to follow.

So what to do after having done that cruise – particularly when the cruise experience only whets your appetite for more Alaskan wonders?

Well, an exploration of the state’s interior is the next logical step. With over 3,000 rivers and more than 5,000 glaciers, the state is one fifth the size of the continental United States and 2 1/2 times the size of Texas. Vast expanses of wilderness encompass Alaska, with millions of acres of national parkland and wildlife refuges, Ketchikan’s historic Front Street Sitka sound & Church. (Photo by Deb Roskamp) many of which are accessible canine is trained to become a human’s best only by boat, train or plane.

Fortunately, many cruise companies now friend in the winter months.

Nestled along the glistening Gastineau offer extended land packages that are fully escorted, offering a comprehensive over- Channel, Juneau is the only U.S. capital city view of many of Alaska’s amazing sights. I inaccessible by road. It’s a pulsating city, opted for Royal Caribbean International’s buzzing with government workers on its four-day land package from Fairbanks streets. A trip to Mendenhall Glacier is the to Anchorage. Covering over 400 miles most popular excursion, but my pick is www.LovinLife.com

the 1,800-foot tramway ride to the top of Mount Roberts for wildlife viewing platforms, Juneau Raptor Center and breathtaking views of the channel.

Kodiak is known for its own species of Brown Bear – the Kodiak Bear. CVB pick: a flight-seeing tour to see Kodiak Bears at the Wildlife Refuge. Alaska Fish and Game built a fishing ladder where you’ll witness sows (momma bears) teach their cubs how to fish. There are no fences or no viewing platforms protected by glass. You literally walk to the side of a river and watch bears fish in the wild.

Ketchikan is billed as the Salmon Capital of the World. If it’s a fishing excursion you want, this is the place for it. My own pick, though, is a tour of the Totem Heritage Center, which features a collection of carved totem poles and carving demonstrations.

The city of Nome is located on the south coast of the Seward Peninsula facing Norton Sound, part of the Bering Sea. The city is the site for the finish of the 1,049-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race from Anchorage, the longest sled dog race in the world. My pick: explor-

ing the City of Nome’s 100 years of Gold Rush history.

One of Alaska’s oldest communities, Seward is considered the gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park. CVB pick: the six-hour National Park Tour is a must-see for visitors. Seeing the glaciers and diverse marine life, particularly the humpback whales and orcas, is an experience of a lifetime.

Sitka is nestled on Baranof Island and offers an amazing mix of Tlingit, Russian and American history and culture. The attractions are endless. My pick: Sitka National Historical Park. The 113-acre coastal park features the Southeast Alaska Indian Cultural Center, plus beaches, hiking trails and scores of totem poles.

Located on the northern tip of the Lynn Canal, Skagway was born as the land entryway for thousands of goldcrazed miners to the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898. The town is well-preserved and rich in gold rush history. My pick: a trip aboard the vintage White Pass & Yukon Route railway for a train journey back into the time of the Klondike Gold Rush.

For further information, contact Travel Alaska at travelalaska.com.

Clockwise from top: At 20,320 feet, Denali (Mt. McKinley) is the highest mountain in North America (Courtesy Chris Arend Photography/Denali Park Resorts); Radiance of the Seas and the 76-mile long, 6.5-mile wide Hubbard Glacier (Courtesy of Royal Caribbean); The White Pass & Yukon Route railroad departs right from the cruise ship docks in Skagway. (Photo by Deb Roskamp).

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Air, Water, Earth

Lake Havasu City has all the elements for fun STORY AND PHOTOS BY NIKI D’ANDREA Lake Havasu City, aka “Arizona’s Playground,” is a well-known for a few things.

Firstly, it’s home to London Bridge, relocated to the city piecemeal from England in 1968, reconstructed over the course of three years, and inaugurated in 1971.

than a cold craft beer. Luckily, Lake Havasu City’s also known for its budding brewery scene.

Beer Town, AZ

Some of the best brews and food in Arizona, let alone in Lake Havasu City, are found at College Street Brewhouse & Pub (collegestreetbrewhouseandpub.com).

Known for their Big Blue Van blueberry wheat beer, College Street also excels in stouts and IPAs. Food menu highlights include delectable, crab-stuffed avocados and the cheesiest, richest mac and cheese on earth.

The newest brewery in town is an outpost of Redlands, California-based Hangar 24 Craft Brewery (hangar24brewery.com).

Located in a converted airplane hangar at the Lake Havasu City Municipal Airport, Hangar 24 is so popular with locals that it requires a big overflow lot for additional parking. The long, communal-style tables facilitate socialization with strangers, and the blue biplane hanging from the ceiling adds to the aviation vibe. The brewery’s annual Airfest (see sidebar) draws people from all over the region.

The oldest brewery in town, Barley Brothers Restaurant & Brewery (barleybrothers. com), opened in 1997 and is located on the south side of London Bridge. Their awardwinning brews skew malty (sometimes you can smell the malts roasting when you walk in the restaurant) and aren’t available anywhere outside the brewery, so getting a growler or two to go is a good idea. Barley Brothers Hangin’ Over Havasu Lake Havasu City is a flight-fervent city, is especially known for its TriLondon Bridge has been a draw for visitors to Lake Havasu City since it was pleberry Wheat beer, made with a busy municipal airport and acinaugurated in 1971. with cranberries, raspberries tive aviation adventure businesses. The The city also sits along a stretch of what and blueberries; it’s smooth and fruity, but best way to see Lake Havasu City is from we’ll call the Arizona Riviera, making it a not overly sweet. The food menu boasts the air, and for people who have already boating mecca beach town in the middle big burgers flown over the city of the cactus-dappled desert. Everything with interesting in a private plane, from car shows to music festivals regularly variations (one flying in a weight take place along the shores of Lake Havasu, topped with shift-controlled and the city’s sprawling parks and hiking Maine lobster, amphibious airtrails see plenty of action, especially Octo- another with craft provides a new kind of kick ber through April, when the weather turns peanut butter balmy and breezy and sweltering summer and jalapeño and fresh perspectemperatures start to subside. tive. jelly); pizzas and Outdoor recreation is abundant, and few hefty, gooey Hangin’ Over things are better after a hike on a hot day calzones; sandHavasu (hangiHangar 24 hosts the Hangar 24 Airfest every year. noverhavasu. wiches and pastas. Dining here often comes with a great com), located next to Hangar 24 at the view of the water under London Bridge. airport, offers a truly unique adventure – The restaurant also overlooks a lovely a 30-minute or 60-minute flight lesson in waterfront garden with green foliage, stone fountains and a shaded ramada.

Mudshark Brewing Company (mudsharkbeer.com) is one of the best-known beer brands based in Lake Havasu City, with distribution throughout the Southwest and a Full Moon wheat beer that tastes like a more banana-forward Blue Moon.

Mudshark’s Pumpkin Spice Ale – served with brown sugar around Mudshark Brewing Company is a big part of the local culture in Lake Havasu City. the rim of the glass in the restaurant – is hands down the best seasonal beer in an Airtime Aircraft Cygnet 3. The amphibiBarley Brothers Restaurant & Brewery is the oldest of Lake Havasu City’s four breweries. ous, ultralight trike fits one pilot and one town, Pizzas and pastas rock, too.

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Lake Havasu City Municipal Airport Coordinates: N34°34.27’ W114°21.50’ Distance from Scottsdale Airport: 219 miles Aviation services: Air freight services, air ambulance services, charter service, pilot instruction Flight time: 1 hour, 5 minutes Drive time: 3 hours, 32 minutes

Hangar 24 Airfest Music, jets and beer, oh my! On Saturday, October 27, Hangar 24 Brewery & Grill hosted its second annual Airfest at Lake Havasu City Municipal Airport. Beer pouring stations featuring craft brews from more than 30 local and regional brewers proliferated throughout the property, and a wide variety of food vendors were on hand to help attendees soak up the suds. The family-friendly festival included a new Kids Zone and live music from Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute band Red Not Chili Peppers and local favorites Kevin Jaxon and the Midnight Sun. The main entertainment was the big air show, which featured an aviation performance by Arizona’s own Jon Melby in the Hangar 24 Muscle Bi-Plane, an A-10 Warthog from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, the “Sentimental Journey” B-17 bomber, and an upside-down helicopter routine by Red Bull Flying Bulls.

Hangar 24 Airfest takes place in Lake Havasu City every October. For more information, visit hangar24airfest.com.

Where to Stay The two lodgings closest to London Bridge and lakefront activities are London Bridge Resort (londonbridgeresort. com) and Heat Hotel (heathotel.com), but if you’re looking for a place that feels like home, Hidden Palms Resort (hiddenpalms.com) offers one-bedroom suites with queen- or king-size beds, full kitchens (with dishwashers), and laundry facilities, a barbecue and pool on site. The resort’s not too far from London Bridge and the surrounding attractions (about a ten minute drive), but is far enough away for some relaxing quiet.

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Left: Lake Havasu City is known as a boating mecca. Above: Shot of Lake Havasu from the air. Right: Hangin’ Over Havasu gives flight lessons in this Airtime Aircraft Cygnet 3.

student (children must weigh a minimum of 75 pounds) and takes passengers over such Lake Havasu City landmarks as the London Bridge and SARA (Special Activites and Recreation Area) Park, a 1,100-acre park packed with hiking trails. There’s even a picnic table atop one of the summits, which Hangin’ Over Havasu owner and pilot Joe Lorenzen will fly over for a great photo op (yes, cameras are allowed, but must be secured in a lanyard).

Reaching elevations of anywhere from 500 to 2,000 feet, the amphibious aircraft glide with grace over the lake and above some of the mountain peaks. The cool air

over the water gives way to a noticeably warmer wind once you fly over the desert.

Through headsets in helmets, Joe communicates with his student and other pilots, schooling them in the basic aircraft functions and sometimes even letting them take the controls for a minute. He’ll sometimes also do a touch-and-go – landing on the surface of the water for a split second and gliding swiftly across its surface.

Back on the ground, participants get a certificate commemorating their lesson, and a recommendation to take more lessons and eventually get certified to fly an Airtime Aircraft Cygnet 3 on their own.

London Bridge and Lakeside Fun The London Bridge brims with boats, businesses, shops, restaurants and lodging. On the south side of the bridge is a bevy of restaurants, including Barley Bros., Shugrue’s, and a great breakfast spot called Makai Café. The bustling eatery serves superb omelets, rich biscuits and gravy, and robust coffee. It’s a great starting point for a day of sightseeing and shopping in the English Village on the other side of the bridge.

English Village is a fun tourist stop with a water fountain at its gated entrance, some

retro red British telephone booths (sans phones; they’re for decoration and photo ops only), and everything from candle shops to clothing boutiques. There are also a handful of floating cabanas on the water that are available to rent, and a few boat tour companies that can take passengers to places like Grass Island, Copper Canyon and on a tour of Lake Havasu’s lighthouses – fully functional miniature replicas of notable lighthouses from around the world.

For more options and details, visit golakehavasu.com.

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Dining La Hacienda Gets Hotter New look, menu at Scottsdale icon

BY ALISON BAILIN BATZ “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.”

- Vince Lombardi How on Earth does a quote from a longago football coach (albeit a legendary one) relate to the Scottsdale dining and drinking scene?

Because if the team behind Fairmont Scottsdale Princess’ signature restaurant, La Hacienda by Richard Sandoval, rested on its award-winning laurels, we would not have the excellence that is their brand, space and menu refresh today.

Unveiled in late September, the La Hacienda interior and exterior facelift comes from Testani Design, a female-owned business headquartered in Scottsdale that is known for its projects in the hospitality industry and lauded for work with luxury

resorts as well as Tarbell’s and several Fox Restaurant Concept designs.

“The leadership at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess and Testani were committed to making sure the heritage and history of this local dining landmark is honored while bringing the design and menu forward. We were determined to make sure La Hacienda continues to be the top-ranked Mexican restaurant in Arizona for another generation,” says Fairmont Scottsdale general manager Jack Miller.

Testani expanded the lounge and bar area extensively, added high-top communal tables along with comfortable indoor and outdoor lounge seating areas. The design includes a new tequila display shelving unit and a focal agave wall expertly crafted by a local artisan. The use of light-colored stucco walls, blackened steel details, craft-

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ed leather seating and newly renovated restrooms all add to the warmth and modern interpretation of the space.

Many of the light fixtures, seating and accessories were curated from Casamidy, a highend furniture and accessory outlet in Mexico.

The chefs at La Hacienda visited restaurants all over Mexico to find inspiration for new La Hacienda menu items. (Photos courtesy La Hacienda) The cocktail menu is divided into five took great care in updating the menu, categories: smoked cocktails, margaritas, ensuring the most popular menu items remained, including the Lobster Tacos, shandys (aka beer cocktails), agave-infused Filet a la Parilla, Tableside Guacamole and cocktails and non-agave (or more traditional) options.

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In addition, La Hacienda continues the “To help develop the newer recipes and features, our in-house chef Forest Hamrick tradition of an in-house Tequila Goddess, and chef Richard Sandoval, who is a native whose job is to help guests navigate their of Mexico City himself, recently spent time way through the more than 200 tequilas on visiting several hot, new restaurants across the menu. To make it easy, the venue now offers seven tequila flight options, each of Mexico for inspiration,” Miller says.

The visit resulted in a new menu selec- which is brought tableside by the Tequila tion of Mexican Barbacoa favorites, includ- Goddess and explained in detail in a way ing Pescado Zarandeado – barbecued sea that appeals to both tequila newbies and bass with charred aioli, heirloom tomato connoisseurs.

Of course, there is also an impressive and avocado, and Short Rib Barbacoa – a tamarind mustard barbecue with gremo- list of wines by the glass and bottle (with lata and poblano yogurt. Another stunner several from Latin countries) and beers by is the Baller Pork Chop, which take up an the bottle. So there are plenty of ways to entire adult-size plate and is accompanied say “Cheers” at La Hacienda, and plenty to by three moles, or sauces, including a tradi- cheer about. tional chocolatey-tasting mole as well as a tomatillo and a traditional red sauce.

The new cocktail menu is similarly stunLa Hacienda at the Fairmont ning. “Our beverage director, Matt Doerr, Scottsdale Princess poured – literally and figuratively – over the 7575 E. Princess Drive, Scottsdale development of a new cocktail menu for 480-585-4848, months, and it resulted in 21 new options scottsdaleprincess.com/sip-savor for guests,” Miller says.

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All Mixed Up

Locals go bananas over sweet, savory smoothies at new store

BY COLLEEN SPARKS People are hopping on the smoothie trend as they sip the thick, fruity, sweet and savory concoctions to get a boost and fill their bellies while keeping on track with their health goals at a new Ocotillo shop.

The Nutrition Craze opened in February on South Alma School Road, just south of Germann Road.

Customers can buy a huge variety of what owner Laurie Warner calls “meal replacement smoothies” with 24 grams of protein, 200 calories and 24 vitamins and minerals.

They can choose from more than 60 different smoothie flavors including French vanilla, double chocolate, peanut caramel, shamrock, Neapolitan, peanut butter Captain Crunch, cookies and cream, Andes mint, twist cone, chocolate-covered pineapple and piña colada.

“We have something really for everyone – fruity flavors and I use real fruit,” Warner says.“We have tart flavors; we have choco-

late, coffee-flavored, ones that are rich, almost really sweet. You would think you were at Dairy Queen. They are that good.”

She said some popular smoothies are chocolate-peanut butter-banana; strawberry-orange-banana; fried ice cream and piña banana colada. Seasonal smoothies at The Nutrition Craze include pumpkin pie, pumpkin latte and raspberry cheesecake.

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The drinks are all gluten-free except for the cookies and cream and the mint cookies and cream flavored ones, Warner said.

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Their precious granddaughter succumbed to a deadly viral infection, leaving not only her parents, but her grandparents, drowning in grief.

“When a grandchild dies, grandparents grieve twice,” says Lisa Schmitt, executive director of The New Song Center for Grieving Children. “They mourn the child and they feel the pain of their own child’s suffering.”

Kent and Jeanine Lavine lived that agony – trying to support their daughter as she suffered losing her first baby, while grieving Ellie’s loss for themselves. “When my daughter Jessica cried on my shoulder,” Jeanine said, “I felt like I couldn’t break down, that I had to be strong for her.”

Realizing they couldn’t get through this on their own, they sought help from New Song’s Enduring Ties program which provides no cost grief support specifically for grandparents. Funded by donations and grants, it’s a collaboration between Hospice of the Valley, Phoenix Children’s Hospital and Ryan House, a medical respite center for medically fragile children.

“Being with a group of people going through the same thing helped us feel understood. We opened up – and fell apart sometimes. We leaned on one another so we could be stronger for our families. We discussed which stage of grief we were in and shared ideas for getting past hurdles like anniversaries and holidays,” Kent said.

Jeanine also learned tools to strengthen her relationship with a grieving husband so they could support each other if one of them was having a particularly bad day. And there were some bad ones. Kent admits to running off to coaching practice to escape the sadness for a few hours, then feeling so guilty he’d sob in the car driving home.

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What many of these grandparents didn’t expect was friendship. Such deep bonds were built that 14 months later, they’re inviting each other to parties and family barbecues.

“It’s a club nobody wants to be part of,” Kent says, “but we are very lucky to have them as part of our lives now.”

Life has come full circle for both families.

Diane Eckstein has a happy, healthy granddaughter who is 3 months old now. And the evening I spoke with Kent and Jeanine, they were babysitting their new grandson, Jacob Elliot. His middle name is in honor of his sister Ellie.

Ironically, Kent and Jeanine were babysitting because their daughter and son-in-law were attending New Song’s grief support group for parents who have lost a child.

“We want them to keep going. A new pregnancy, a new baby – it stirs up emotions all over again. Should I be this happy about this child, when I don’t have Ellie?” Jeanine says with a sigh. “That’s the beauty of these support groups… they tell you it’s okay. This is your new normal.”

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Question: Since I started being a baby-sitting grandparent, I seem to be getting more colds. I must be catching germs from the kids, right?

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases reports that schoolchildren get as many as 12 colds a year. Put those kids near their grandparents and it doesn’t take a scientist to know that those colds are going to spread.

My personal physician – also a grandfather – says that one of the problems is that these walking petri dishes come home from school with new germs for which older people haven’t developed antibodies.

Any grandparent will tell you that being around their little treasures has made them sick. My seven grandchildren are generous with all the viruses they get from their school chums.

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